Tag: U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Former police officer indicted for protecting brothels
A former Newark police officer was charged on Aug. 31 with allegedly soliciting and accepting cash payments from brothel owners in exchange for protecting the brothels from police action and other matters, and for failing to report those cash payments on his personal federal income tax returns. Julio Rivera, 49, of Old Bridge, is charged…
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New York man admits to robbing bank in Jackson
A Manhattan man has admitted to robbing a bank in Jackson in 2013 and he will be sentenced for that crime and others later this year. On Aug. 15, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced that Eddy Cruz, 42, admitted to robbing the bank in Jackson, and banks in Fort Lee and Hasbrouck Heights, and he admitted…
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Metuchen man charged with illegally importing scorpions, other wildlife
A Metuchen man was charged on Aug. 16 with allegedly smuggling shipments of live protected scorpions, giant millipedes and other species that were mislabeled to avoid detection, including one package of millipedes that was labeled as children’s toys, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Wlodzimie Lapkiewicz, 29, is charged by complaint with one count of smuggling…
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North Brunswick man admits credit card fraud
A North Brunswick man admitted his role in a conspiracy to hijack the credit card accounts of multiple victims in order to fraudulently purchase hundreds of thousands of dollars in high-end products, Henry Abdul, 31, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court on Aug. 15 to an information charging…
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Parlin man sentenced to 120 months for delivering heroin
A Parlin man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for delivering two kilograms of heroin to another individual in Harrison. Pedro Rodriguez, 44, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin, according to…
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Edison man sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to distribute drugs
An Edison man has been sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute 140 kilograms (310 pounds) of narcotics in New Jersey. Gemal Singleton, 41, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to possess…
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IRS revenue officer from North Brunswick admits filing false documents with federal student loan program
A revenue officer with the IRS admitted on May 31 that she made false statements and submitted false documents to a federal program to defer repayment on a student loan. Chandra T. Porter, 53, of North Brunswick, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Trenton federal court to an information charging her…
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North Brunswick woman admits to credit card fraud
A North Brunswick woman has admitted to participating in a credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft conspiracy. Alexus Omowole, 22, pleaded guilty on May 21 before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to an information charging her with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of…
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Former loan officer sentenced to prison
A Jackson resident has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that used phony documents and straw buyers to acquire more than $6 million in loans, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Joseph DiValli previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to a superseding…